In an annual check up of our nation’s health, Rhode Island’s overall health ranked #14 among all 50 states in 2015. As a state, we do exceptionally well from a policy standpoint, but still do need to improve in many areas.
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The state Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island announced April 28 a three-way contract that paves the path for an innovative health care initiative for some of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable residents.
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Dr. Bill Sabina, medical director of the department of emergency medicine and president of medical staff at South County Health, was recently named Emergency Medicine Medical Director of the Year by TeamHealth.
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If you haven’t been following the Obamacare news recently -- and given how much else has been going on, there’s a good chance you haven’t -- then you may have missed the news that insurers’ rate-increase requests for 2017 are quite large.
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After you've worked in an industry for more than three decades, you start to get the hang of it. Peter Andruszkiewicz of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Rhode Island not only has left his mark on the state's health care industry, he's positioned it to make …
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PROVIDENCE – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island is moving its headquarters here to Smithfield starting next month.
Tom Boucher, Neighborhood's senior manager for communications and public affairs, said the move is expected to take …
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Consumers and businesses across Massachusetts will have to pay more for health care in 2016, as insurance rates rise at a faster clip and some premiums soar by double-digit rates, The Boston Globe reported.
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The relocation of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island from Providence to Smithfield was the result of factors including a more affordable lease, a desire to consolidate employees and expand under one roof, and adjacent parking, according to a company spokesman.
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Insurers, doctors and hospitals are ratcheting down the cost of health care with slow and difficult methods, like redesigning doctors' practices and persuading patients to settle for less.
Opposing them, jacking costs up, are tough …
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Do the benefits your company offers fit your and your family's needs?
Yes, I am very satisfied with my company's benefits – 92.3%
My company's benefits do not currently fit my needs – 7.7%
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